The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-23
TAMPA'S TALE OF DEATH.
TWENTY-THREE NEW CASES IN
THE PAST "a HOURS.

Conflicting Reports as to Whether
There Were Any Deaths or Not
Jacksonville and Other Cities Raise
the Quarantine Against Palatka-
Hillsborough County, of Course,
Quarantined.
TAMPA, FLA, Oct. 22.-Twenty- three
new cases of yellow fever have developed
in the past twenty-four hours, but no death $
have occurred. The weather is cool. Four
cases are considered critical The Mayors
appeal for aid, while considered unnecessary
by many, is being responded to literally.
RAISING THE QUARANTINE.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Oct 22.-Dr.
Mitchell has just returned from Tocoi,
where he had an interview with the Putnam
county health board all being very salts
factory The board ordered the quarantine
against Palatka Off, taking effect to-mor-
row. All the other counties were notified
of this action and they will follow suit.
ended in the morning.
The committee who had charge of the
fund raised for the Charleston sufferers held
a meeting this forenoon. There was 1898 50
on hand yet of that fund and they decided
to send $500 of it at once to Tampa. and the
chairman was empowered to send the
balance if it was needed President Cole
man, of the Jacksonville. Tampa and Key
West railway, gave $500 as the roads con-
tribution to the fund Theodore Hudnutt,
of Terre Haute, has sent 500 for the suf-
ferers. Jacksonville has raised 81 900 and
will increase that figure. The Board of
Health had meeting this morning, but no
particular business was transacted.
A FROST
A light frost fell here this morning
The quarantine against all points in
South Florida, except Tampa and Hills
borough county, has been declared off by
the Jacksonville Board of Health, and this
example has been followed by the other
| cities of the State. A rigid Gordon will be
maintained around Hillsborough county,
is now no danger of the disease
| spreading outside of Tampa. The Times
| UniOa's report from Tampa is: "Twenty
new cases to-day and two deaths. The dis
ease is of very mild type. The weather is
cool and favorable
PALATKA PLEASED.
PALATKA, FLA, Oct. 22-Ocala and
Gainesville are satisfied that there is no yel-
| low in this city and have raised the Quaran-
tine against Palatka. The Jacksonville
Board of Health has finally agreed to raise
the quarantine against Palatka, to the great
relief of the people of both cities. There is
conviction among the business men OF
Jacksonville that there was no excuse for it
fernando county sends assurances to-day
that it never quarantined against this city.
ADvICEs TO THE GOVERNMENT.
| WASHINGTON, Oct 22-Surgeon General
Hamilton has received a telegram from
| Deputy Collector Spencer, at Tampa, Fla.
| saving that there were eight new cases YES
terday, five last night, and two deaths yes
terday. He says that the hospital has been
finished and that the nurses from Savannah
have arrived. He also states under date OF
Oct. 21 that there have been $50 cases and
| 25 deaths reported to date.
A telegram was also received from DR..
Ames, Secretary of the Board of Health OF
Putnam county, Florida, in which Palatka
is situated, saying that there has been nc
yellow fever in that county since the death
of the refugee from Tampa at Interlachen
| on Oct 13